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THE PINK FLOYD LASER SPECTACULAR WILL BE AT VICTORY THEATRE MARCH 9
THE PINK FLOYD LASERSPECTACULAR
VICTORY THEATRE FRIDAY, MARCH 9th 2018 AT 8:00 PM
Evansville, IN – Paramount’s Laser Spectacular, the smash hit multi-media laser and light show featuring the music of Pink Floyd illuminates the Victory Theatre, March 9th.
Celebrating 30+ years of touring; Paramount’s Laser Spectacular has become a cult classic, presenting the music of Pink Floyd, as you have never seen it before. Surrounded by walls of concert quality sound, Laser Spectacular carries listeners away on a mind-expanding journey driven by cutting-edge effects, high-powered lasers, hi-def, large screen video projection, and special lighting effects. Your senses are confronted with an array of visual displays, choreographed to the soundtrack during this spectacular Laser Light Show.
“Pink Floyd’s music is very dramatic and visual,†says Paramount’s producer Steve Monistere. “You can imagine images when you listen to Pink Floyd’s music. Without any lighting effects at all, there is still a show in your mind. Now imagine using lasers, lighting, video and other special effects to interpret what your mind is ‘seeing’. That is why people love this show so much. It touches on all of their senses.â€
Every year Paramount incorporates new elements into the show, so expect new features. For details on the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular go to www.laserspectacular.com.
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 26 at 10:00 AM and start at $28.50.
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Rokita Statement On End Of Schumer Shutdown
 Congressman Todd Rokita released the following statement after the House voted to re-open the government. Audio of the statement can be found here.
“Despite House Republicans doing our job and voting to keep the government open, Senate Democrats voted to shut down the government,” said Congressman Todd Rokita. “They decided to put amnesty for illegal immigrants over keeping the government open, supporting the military and protecting vulnerable children’s healthcare.”
Rokita Continued: “Fortunately, Republicans and President Trump stood strong against this partisan hostage-taking and not only did we re-open our government, but we will provide vital funding to the 114,000 Hoosier children on CHIP and help the more than 20,000 Hoosiers who work in the medical device field.â€
H.R. 195 passed the House today. It funded the government through February 8, 2018, reauthorized funding for CHIP for 6 years, and delayed multiple harmful Obamacare taxes, including a two-year delay of the Cadillac tax and medical device tax, and a one-year delay of the tax on health insurance plans.
Messer Votes to Reopen Government, Authors House Resolution Urging Senate to End Filibuster
Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) today voted to end the government shutdown and introduced a House resolution that calls for the U.S. Senate to immediately change its rules and eliminate the modern filibuster.
On Friday, the Senate failed to pass the House’s government funding bill, which also included funding for the military, a two-year delay of the medical device tax, and a six-year extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. It received a simple majority vote of 50-49 in the Senate, and would have passed, averting a shutdown, if not for the filibuster.
Both the House and Senate voted to reopen the government today, passing a three-week spending bill.
“Because of the filibuster, a liberal minority in the Senate was able to play politics and shut down the government,â€Â Messer said. “To ensure this never happens again, the Senate needs to change its rules, end the filibuster, and put the American people back in charge.â€
If passed, Messer’s resolution would express the will of the U.S. House of Representatives that the U.S. Senate should end the filibuster.
Messer has led calls for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, which requires the U.S. Senate to have 60 votes – instead of a simple majority– to pass legislation.
The modern filibuster has been used more than 600 times since 1990. The modern filibuster is not used to extend debate or stall a vote, but rather to block the Senate’s Motion to Proceed, preventing legislation from being debated or voted on at all.
Bathroom Bill Opens New doors As It Passes In The Senate
By Kirsten Nielsen
TheStatehouseFile.com
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Senate passed legislation Thursday to ensure that people with medical conditions can use employee restrooms when public ones are not available.
Senate Bill 137 passed by a vote of 34-15.
Supporters of the bill say that having this assurance for people with diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome or Crohn’s disease means they won’t have to fear to have accidents in public. Emotional distress from public embarrassment will no longer be an issue.
However, opponents of the bill, such as Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, say that most people are granted access to the restroom in most businesses.
“I don’t think it’s another regulation we need,†said Niemeyer.
SB 137 now goes to the House for consideration.
Kirsten Nielsen is a reporter with TheStatehousefile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
Senate Passes Bill Allowing Sunday Alcohol Sales
JANUARY 23rd, 2018Â 
 BRITNEY TAYLOR INDIANA
 Indiana is one step closer to seeing carry out alcohol sales on Sunday. Today, the Senate passed a bill to allow Sunday sales.
The legislation passed 39 to 10 with no discussion.
The bill allows liquor, grocery and convenience stores to sell alcoholic beverages from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays.
Now the bill heads to the House for a vote.
OOPS! By Jim Redwine
GAVEL GAMUT
By
Jim Redwine
Week of January 22, 2018
OOPS!
Say you finally found the time and money to go to Hawaii. It is a beautiful day. Slight ocean breeze. Swaying palm trees. Smoke from Kilauea Volcano languidly wafting into the sky. The aroma of a whole hog slowly roasting in a pit of sand while poi is being prepared by graceful hula dancers. A Mai Tai with a tiny umbrella calling your name as you lift the coconut shell to your lips. Life is good. Then, just as you finish your Mai Tai and head to the first tee you are accosted by a cacophony of blaring shrieks from every electronic device within earshot:
“BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!â€
Now you have a dilemma. You have already spent more money on airline tickets than you paid for your first car. A round of golf, paid in advance and unrefundable, cost more than the birth of your first child. You have schlepped your heavy golf clubs from Indiana to “an island sitting in the middle of the Pacific Oceanâ€.
You bought new golf shoes and enough $5.00 golf balls to lose one on each of the 18 holes. Your plaid shorts and black socks with little tassels look super cool with your flowered golf shirt.
You think to yourself, “Self, what should we do?†Options are cascading through your brain. Take cover. Dig a hole next to the luau pit and pull it over you. Run to the beach and hope the water doesn’t boil you alive. Find a basement not leaking full of seeping water. Curse. Pray. Beg. Scream.
After much negotiation with the gods over the unfortunately miasmic circumstances you make your decision:
“Well, at least the golf course is now devoid of other people. I think I might as well tee off and when the round is over, if I am still alive, follow the advice my drill instructor gave in Air Force Basic Training to prepare for a nuclear attack:
‘Put a chair in the middle of the room, bend over and kiss ….!’â€
Oh, by the way, after 38 minutes an announcement came out, “Just kidding, someone pushed the wrong buttonâ€.
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